[T]he plaintiff seems to be a somewhat high-strung person.... It all struck me as a bit “dramatic”...

I found paragraphs 43 and 44 particularly damning. And gosh, Hastings (allegedly) sure likes to hug her, doesn’t he? Otherwise, as sexual harassment complaints go (in my work I have become kind of a connoisseur of them) what struck me was how ordinary it all was. If there was ever a template for sexual harrassment, Hastings (allegedly) largely seems to fit into it.

Of course I can’t tell you how many times you get a complaint like this and you think your client is doomed, only to see if fall apart if you breathe too hard on it, so time will tell. But right after Weinergate, I am not sure Democrats want to talk about another accusation of sexual impropriety.

Maybe he's just making up now for all the beatings he was given in school for having a name like Alcee. That's very bully-friendly. I doubt seriously that a kid named Alcee would ever survive past the double-dog dare.

If he (Hastings) resigns -- as IF!, then it's a 2-2 tie, party-wise, for resignations for Penis-related activities this year. To be fair, though, one of the Republican resignations was just quaint shirtless photos.

But right after Weinergate, I am not sure Democrats want to talk about another accusation of sexual impropriety.

Oh, but I want to talk about it! Let's see how many women step up to defend Hastings like they did Weiner and all the rest before him. I'm sure he's voted the right way, and said all the right things, so - after all the years he's been in office - there should be a veritable mob ready to engage the rest of us on the subject of this black man's innocence, right? Or will the mob hang him?

Mr. Hastings remarked that he did not understand how female Members of Congress could wear the same underwear from the time the House of Representatives went into session in the morning until it recessed late at night. He then stated that for that reason he could never take a female Representative "home with him."

He is one corrupt piece of work. I have no idea about this specific charge, but for all the proven misdeeds in his past he sure does not belong in the House of Representatives. I do not live in his district, but am nearby to it. I understand he has a lock in it a la Rangel, Barney Frank, etc. It's just sad when there are no standards.

"....Mr. Hastings remarked that he did not understand how female Members of Congress could wear the same underwear from the time the House of Representatives went into session in the morning until it recessed late at night..."

Alcee has a strong sense of invulnerability to charges like this. After all, they seated him in Congress after he had been impeached as a Judge... Then he sees Freezer Jefferson not get tossed by the Dems. He figures that nobody is going to have enough balls to impeach (e.g lynch) a black man for being a black man...

It's just The Man[or woman] trying to keep Alcee down. And, Crack is correct..the usual suspects may come out to defend this guy. And, while I also agree w/ Crack that you never know w/ Dems..it was Dems who impeached him the first time. One might think they're bigots. They wage a land, air and sea war to defend a white Christian like Bill Clinton but bury Jewish and black men. I'm just sayn'!

Do you think Bill Clinton realized that if he had not signed the sexual harassment bill there would have been no impeachment--no discovery in the Paula Jones case, no search for a pattern of behavior, no Monica, no guiding of witnesses, no dress . . .

It looks like the poor old guy Hastings was trying to relax and be himself and therefore he stepped into the net of rules to enforce rules on treating women that Congress so easily threw onto the rest of us. A Congressmen in a gerrymandered black, safe district probably never expected that such rules applied to exempt guys like himself. So I say we cut him some slack and send him to Lustful Thoughts Management Classes.

Mr. Hastings remarked that he did not understand how female Members of Congress could wear the same underwear from the time the House of Representatives went into session in the morning until it recessed late at night. He then stated that for that reason he could never take a female Representative "home with him."

Now you see, that makes sense. I might have to re-think my whole position on this, based on such an astute observation and distinguished taste.

scott said...What's the big deal? I mean, at least he didn't say anything about Coke and pubic hair, right?

My personal fav: )

Within moments, the screen became a blur of sound and action as FBI agents stormed the room, grabbing Barry, placing him up against a wall with his arms outstretched and reading him his rights before leading him away in handcuffs.

The enraged Barry muttered over and over, "Bitch set me up . . . . I shouldn't have come up here . . . goddamn bitch" -- references to the woman who lured him to the hotel, former girlfriend Hazel Diane "Rasheeda" Moore.

According to MMD Newswire, the plaintiff wrote a novel called "A Personal Agenda." The blurb says, "'A Personal Agenda' by Winsome Packer offers a unique look at political relationships and aims to show that racial, cultural and sexual harassment know no color."

How would you feel about a pol who when confronted about these things would just say: "Yea, I did it. Now, deal with it. Next question."

I might vote for him on that alone. It would show an appreciation for the seriousness of his work, rather than the usual narcissism.

I wouldn't vote for him on that alone. My vote would still depend on his record and his policies. But if he admitted to actions, and those actions were demonstrably not illegal, and those actions were all he was guilty of, then I would certainly ignore the "scandal".

I don't mean to blame the victim, but parents beware: if you name your child Winsome Packer you are planting subliminal seeds of sexual harrassment in the minds of anyone who has to address her. Bodacious Bosom is another inappropriate name to choose for your child. Plus, you just know that if the attorney offers her a settlement, he will tell her "Winsome, lose some." She's probably heard jokes like that all her life. I wouldn't blame her if she killed himl. Sexual harrassment. Bad jokes. How that woman must have suffered. She should start a self helf group with Weiner.

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